Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 156 Heading to Jinling
It took more than two hours for Chen Jian and his three companions to return to Tongling City by the same route they came.

When they walked out of the restricted area, everyone looked at them with sympathy, as if they thought they were another group of explorers who overestimated their capabilities and were about to lose their lives.

But in fact, according to Chen Jian's calculations, the total radiation dose they suffered during this exploration would not exceed 1500 roentgens. Although it has exceeded the standard for mild damage, it is still some distance away from moderate damage.

It is normal to feel some discomfort in the short term, and you may even experience a small amount of hair loss, but in the long run, it will not have much of an impact.

After returning to the hostel, Chen Jian immediately organized and summarized the clues at hand.

". What we can be sure of now is that the Fuxi Project should be a super-large comprehensive project, rather than a single project with a single technology or a single result."

"It requires a lot of energy support, but it is very likely that the original energy for this project came from the city's electricity. After the catastrophe, in order to ensure the operation of the project, the superiors decided to use a micro fusion reactor to power the project."

"So there is the task of using large transport aircraft to transport the fusion reactor."

"If we follow this line of thought, knowing that the catastrophe had already occurred, the superiors still decided to continue the project, so this project must have both characteristics."

“First, the project is important and has the potential to play an important role in the continuation of humankind.”

“Second, the project must have strong self-sustaining capabilities, and may involve technologies such as wide-area Internet of Things and strong artificial intelligence.”

"Only in this case will the superiors decide to put the project into operation instead of directly sealing up the project-related equipment."

“It’s not necessarily in operation.”

Lei Jie interrupted Chen Jian and said:

"Perhaps it is in a semi-operational state, such as using limited equipment and limited energy to maintain the operation of the environmental system, ensuring the stability of the environment in the warehouse, so as to preserve as many useful materials as possible."

"In this case, the so-called 'treasure' in Jinling is likely to be a large underground disaster recovery warehouse - that's why its location information is displayed alongside Fortification 7025."

"Makes sense."

Chen Jian nodded thoughtfully, and then said:

"If that's the case, then there's no need for us to go to Luzhou anymore."

"Whatever we find there, it is just one component of the Fuxi Project in Jinling."

"It doesn't make much sense for us to find the parts first and then the main body, just like we found the fusion reactor in advance, but there is no possibility of restoring it."

"We should go directly to Jinling, enter the ruins, determine the target location as quickly as possible, obtain the necessary information, and then reverse engineer the necessary conditions."

"If we lack energy, we can find energy. If we lack weapons, we can find weapons. In short, our goal is to find the 'key' that Ji Xing mentioned. If this key is locked in another safe."

"Then we have to find a way to pry open the safe!"

Chen Jian spoke these words firmly, and Shen Yue and the others all agreed.

But just opposite Chen Jian, Ji Xing's expression suddenly changed.

"Are you planning to go to the Jinling Ruins like this?"

"Any questions?"

Chen Jian looked at Ji Xing with some confusion. Ji Xing took a deep breath and said:
"Don't you know anything about the Jinling Ruins? Don't you know there are monsters in there?"

"we know."

Chen Jian nodded and replied:
"We had already collected enough relevant information before deciding to go to Jinling."

"We know there is a Level 2 monster there, and we also know the terrible price the Mechanicus paid there."

"But this is not a reason to give up - if we can kill the third-level monster, we can kill the second-level monster."

"There is no essential difference between the two. It's just a difference in strength, right?"

".That's right."

Ji Xing exhaled lightly, but then said in a slightly serious tone:

"If what you say is true, then there is no essential difference between all the monsters in this world."

"But the problem is that monsters are different from each other."

"Not to mention the differences between level 2 and level 3 monsters, even level 3 monsters have various differences among themselves."

"A level 4 monster that can be easily killed by the Mechanicus is a tough enemy for the Holy Blood Temple."

"The same is true in reverse."

"However, the reason why level 2 monsters are level 2 monsters is because they do not have obvious specializations."

"They are equal to all the different forces."

"The armor that the Mechanicus's cannons can't penetrate, and the potions of the Holy Blood Temple can't corrode."

"As for you, although you are indeed very strong, you can never be compared with the two major forces in terms of real hard power."

"Perhaps you can use your tactics and your special weapons to gain an advantage on a local battlefield."

"But when the scale of the battle rises to a certain level, do you really think you can handle it?"

"Unless you use the 'nuclear bomb' you have."

"But obviously, that kind of weapon can't be used casually, right?"

".really."

Chen Jian did not deny it, but answered frankly:

"We are not planning to use nuclear weapons in this fight, not yet."

"Then you won't be able to defeat that monster."

Ji Xing said firmly:
"You won't even be able to escape from that monster."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Chen Jian turned to Xie Liu, who hesitated for a moment and then answered:

“I don’t think it’s that exaggerated.”

"The Level 2 monster in Jinling City has indeed existed for a long time, and has been a major concern for the Mechanicus for a long time."

"However, judging from the intelligence records on the monster so far, its strength is not so strong that we cannot handle it at all."

"Not achieved?"

Ji Xing looked at Xie Liu in surprise, and then asked:

"Where does your confidence come from? Do you really understand that monster?"

".Maybe not as much as you do, but I know a lot."

Xie Liu looked back without flinching, and then said:

"We once thought that the level 3 monster in Hanshui City was difficult to defeat, but it didn't even survive two minutes under the captain's hands."

"Isn't this enough to explain the problem?"

".I told you, level 3 monsters and level 2 monsters are two different things."

"I know you have experience in hunting level 3 monsters. You even killed a monster close to level 2 in Yellowstone City."

"But there is no doubt that these monsters have obvious specializations and weaknesses, and your abilities just happen to cover their weaknesses."

Ji Xing sighed and said in a slow tone:

"Believe me, I don't mean to shake your confidence at this time, and I definitely don't mean to stop you from entering the Jinling Ruins." "To put it another way, I still hope that you can find the key to unlock the treasure of the mountain city."

"Do you think I would advise you to back off at this time?"

"If it weren't for everyone's consideration, letting you go in and die would be the best option. Maybe your sacrifice will bring me an opportunity."

"But we are cooperating, not trading, and I can't just watch you die in vain."

"I see."

Chen Jian raised his hand to interrupt Ji Xing, and then explained:

"We didn't say we were going to dive into the ruins and explore blindly, nor did we say we were going to fight that monster without any preparation."

"We are here to collect intelligence - but our intelligence is different from what you think it is."

"It is completely meaningless to rely on the records of the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple. We must conduct close reconnaissance."

“Why is it meaningless?”

Ji Xing questioned again:
"Their intelligence may be vague, but at least it is a reference."

"Wrong, their intelligence cannot be used as a reference at all."

As he spoke, Chen Jian opened his PDA.

Ji Xing looked at the screen and realized that Chen Jian and his companions had already collected a lot of information about the monster at some point in time and summarized it all in their own way.

Ji Xing was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked:
"When did you do it?"

"It's not important. It's just something that happens easily."

Chen Jian pointed to the first piece of information in the record and said:

"The first one is also the information confirmed by the Holy Blood Temple, the Mechanicus, and many other forces in the wasteland."

"The monster is covered in heavy armor, and even the cannons of the Mechanicus Guard Brigade cannot penetrate it."

"Do you think this information is of any reference value?"

"How come there isn't?"

Ji Xing was surprised and said:
"This is a consensus. The monster in Jinling City has incredibly high defense. No matter whether it is guns or artillery, it cannot be penetrated. This is the experience summarized from many battles."

"But that's impossible."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"You said it can withstand smoothbore cannons, but what about the huge cannons of the Guards Brigade?"

"Nothing in this world can withstand a direct hit from a 152mm howitzer in the hands of the Templar Guards. This thing can penetrate more than 2000mm of armor at a distance of 100 meters. What monster can withstand such a shot?"

"Godzilla, or Pacific Rim?"

"There are no alien species in our world. At least for now, all monsters still follow the objective biological laws that have already existed and been discovered on Earth."

"The reason they couldn't penetrate the wall was either because they used the wrong shells or there were other reasons."

"If we don't know the specific reason, relying on this information alone will only lead to serious misleading of our subsequent combat operations."

“So, we have to go and see for ourselves.”

Ji Xing was confused by Chen Jian's words, but after thinking carefully, she felt that maybe Chen Jian was right.

The information recorded by the Mechanicus contained many loopholes, but the combat method of the team in front of him could not tolerate any loopholes.

They have taken every detail to the extreme, and their "invincibility" is also based on such qualities.

So it seems like, they really should go check it out?
Ji Xing's eyes changed several times, and finally compromised:

"Then go and have a look."

"However, I still advise you to be cautious."

"At least, use your 'drone' to go in and take a look."

"rest assured."

Chen Jian nodded and said no more.

But in fact, at this moment, he did not have much confidence in the battle that might happen next.
A few hours later, the team of four left Tongling City.

After meeting up with the second team outside the city, the eight people set off again and headed straight for Jinling.

At this time, they were still 160 kilometers away from the Jinling ruins. If they continued at their normal speed, they would arrive in about 8 hours.

But Chen Jian deliberately slowed down the team's pace in order to allow all team members to get enough rest.

Along the way, Chen Jian counted the equipment at hand, while also remotely directing the construction work in Huangshi City hundreds of kilometers away.

From Huang Yu, he learned that Huadu's attack on Huangshi City seemed to have stopped.

After suffering a heavy loss at the Anqing ruins, they simply organized a wave of "exploratory" attacks and decisively gave up further retaliation.

This was a very smart decision. Chen Jian couldn't help but suspect that the city's administrator might not be as brainless as the outside world thought.

However, what exactly does the other party want to do?
The answer to this question is not so easy to get.

Of course, compared to this issue, Chen Jian is more concerned about the current situation of Huangshi City.

He wanted to know whether Yellowstone City had made any new progress during the time he and his friends were away.

And Huang Yu's answer did not disappoint him.

".We have established trade routes with Wuxue Town and Caohe Town. We just completed our first transaction yesterday, exchanging the excess equipment seized during the previous attack on Huadu for a large amount of plastic."

"Next, we will try to sell this batch of plastic to Hanshui City in exchange for new necessary supplies."

"According to the instructions of the group leader, we plan to mainly trade weapons and ammunition, and as for food, we will try to obtain it from the market in Wuxue Town."

"It is basically impossible to track and control the goods there, and the probability of being poisoned is relatively small."

"In this way, the food problem in Huangshi City can be basically solved."

"Captain, the gold you brought can be used to exchange for more useful things."

"very good."

Chen Jian nodded in satisfaction. After a moment, the yellow croaker continued:
"Also, we have been trying to do some research on the cannon we seized from the mercenaries in Huadu last time."

"We discovered that this thing was not ignited by gunpowder."

“But we haven’t figured out how to use it.”

"Not using gunpowder to ignite it?"

Chen Jian was stunned.

"How do you know it wasn't started by gunpowder?"

"Is the ammunition for this gun some kind of battery? It seems to be disposable."

"We tried to put the battery in, but it didn't work."

After he finished speaking, Chen Jian subconsciously turned his head and looked at Lei Jie.

The two of them were silent, staring at each other for a few seconds, and then Lei Jie said:
"It can't be an electromagnetic cannon, right?"

(End of this chapter)